The Time Budget Survey 1990-1991, interview data

The purpose of "The Time Budget Survey 1990-1991" is to gather a comprehensive overview over how the population spends its time on different activities. The Time Budget Surveys are our most important source of information about how much and what types of unpaid work are performed in society, who performs this work, and when it is performed. The Time Budget Surveys also contain data not found in other surveys, e.g., information about circadian rhythms, leisure activities, and time people spend with their children and the rest of the family.

The Time Budget Survey was first carried out in Norway in 1972-1973 and was originally inspired by the international survey "Comparative Time-Budget Projecet", where the same survey program was used in 12 different countries (A. Szalai (red.): The Use of Time, 1965-66). The 1990-91 survet is the third of its kind in Norway and is carried with a view to secure comparability with the results from the international survey.

The data is mainly collected by diaries kept by a selection of the population. In addition, participants are asked to answer questions in a face-to-face interview.

The survey consists of questions about the time use in then following areas:
1. Work
2. Work-related travels
3. Private work; hereunder housework, maintenance, childcare, purchasing and travels
4. Personal needs
5. Education
6. Leisure; hereunder sports and outdoor activities, entertainment, social interaction, media og reading

This dataset contains the data for the interviews. The diaries are documented in a separate file.